Research Staff Profiles

Siobhan O'Sullivan Phone: +61 3 8344 6209 Email:siobhano@unimelb.edu.au Office: Room 509, John Medley Building Please click t o download a Curriculim Vitae

Background

Siobhan O’Sullivan specialises in the structure of animal welfare legislation. She has an interest in public policy development and delivery. Siobhan O’Sullivan is also interested in politics and ethics, including matters of environmental protection.

Research

:Siobhan is currently undertaking research into the delivery of employment services in Australia.

Subjects Taught

• Politics and Ethics
• Public Policy
• Environmental Politics
• Australian Politics

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

O’Sullivan, S. (2008), ‘Australasian Animal Protection Law and the Challenge of Equal Consideration,’ in Sankoff, P. and White, S. (eds.), Animal Law in Australasia: A New Dialogue, Sydney: Federation Press.

O’Sullivan, S. with Hadley, J. (2008), ‘Utilitarianism for the Dog that has Everything’, in Hales, S.D. (ed.), What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Dog, Chicago: Open Court Publishing.

O’Sullivan, S. (2007), ‘Legislation – History (International) of Animal Welfare Policy’, in Bekoff, M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relations: a global exploration of our connections with animals, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.

Journal Articles

O’Sullivan, S. (2007), ‘Advocating for Animals from within a Liberal Paradigm’, Environmental Politics, 16 (1).

O’Sullivan, S. (2006), ‘Transparency and Animal Research Regulation: An Australian Case Study’, Animal Liberation Policy and Philosophy Journal, IV (I).

Refereed Conference Papers

O’Sullivan, S. (2006), ‘Conflict and Coherence within the Australian Animal Protection Movement’, Australian Political Science Association (APSA) 2006. Available at: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/ept/politics/apsa/PapersFV/ANZPOL/O'Sullivan,%20Siobhan.pdf

O’Sullivan, S. (2005), ‘Animal Research Policy, Public Perceptions, and the Problem of Transparency’ in Armstrong, A. (ed.) (2005), Beyond Fragmented Government: Governance in the Public Sector, Melbourne: Centre for International Corporate Governance Research (Victoria University). CR Rom.